Trade targets: All 30 teams
San Antonio Spurs
Record: 45-8
2nd in West
Status: Buyers
The Spurs are obviously aiming for a championship this season with the league's second-best record and what would be the best point differential in NBA history.
Much like rival Golden State, however, San Antonio appears content to go to battle with its current 15-man roster and unlikely to make a move at the deadline.
Potential trade targets
Miles Plumlee
If the Spurs were going to add anything to the roster, it might be a rim protector who is more mobile defensively than backup center (and fan favorite) Boban Marjanovic. Plumlee would fit the bill and has a low $2.1 million price tag in the final season of his rookie contract.
Still, it's hard to see San Antonio altering its chemistry midway through such a successful season.
Most trade value
1. Kawhi Leonard
At age 24, Leonard has emerged as a top contender for MVP thanks to his elite contributions at both ends of the court. The reigning Defensive Player of the Year has made nearly half his 3-point attempts this season. Leonard is signed through at least 2019 to a contract that won't pay him more than $20 million until 2018-19. He's in the league's top five in trade value.
2. Tim Duncan
Obviously it's inconceivable that Duncan would play for any team besides the Spurs. From a hypothetical standpoint, though, his two-year contract for less than $10 million is one of the league's best values.
3. David West
West left millions of dollars on the table to sign with San Antonio for two years at the veteran's minimum ($1.5 million this season) after opting out of a contract with the Indiana Pacers that would have paid him $12.6 million.
4. LaMarcus Aldridge
Because he's willingly accepted a secondary role on offense with the Spurs, Aldridge's individual statistics aren't as impressive as they were during his All-Star years with the Portland Trail Blazers. That doesn't mean Aldridge is any less skilled. On any other team, he'd be an offensive focal point.
5. Patty Mills
Coming off an impressive effort in the 2014 NBA Finals, Mills saw his market value dry up when he discovered he needed shoulder surgery right as he hit free agency. San Antonio signed him to a three-year deal worth less than $11 million total, and after waiting out his rehab, now has one of the league's best backup point guards signed at a bargain rate.
6. Danny Green
Because he's shooting just 33.3 percent from 3-point range, Green's value is as low as it's been since he broke out as a premier 3-and-D contributor for the Spurs. If he returns to his usual 40 percent-plus accuracy beyond the arc, Green's $10 million salary through at least 2017-18 is a steal.
7. Manu Ginobili
Put Ginobili in the same category as Duncan. He's not going anywhere, but Ginobili also took far less than market value ($5.7 million for this season and 2016-17) to help San Antonio land Aldridge.
Most valuable draft pick
2022 first-rounder
Presumably by this point, six years in the future, Duncan will have retired to a life of paintball and Gregg Popovich may be a full-time winemaker, suggesting some chance that the Spurs machine will no longer be winning 50-plus games on an annual basis.